Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-03-19
BEECHER BEACHED.
ra Noted Brooklyn Divine
Passes Quietly and Calmly
From Earth.
s,isf Record Of the Career of the Noted
Minister and Writer.
Peecller at Rest.

<rvYoRK, March s.-Ihe Rev. henrV Nard
-. disd at 80 o'clock this morning in
%, -. -..sorce Of the members Of his family.
%. evideut al au early hour this morning
III peacber could survive but short
,.rne and Dr. searle, who was with h'ni, 80
sn,r;sed the family They all s-,emiieu IN
~ .lrk roam awaiting the ending, and were
...ninc and sobhus 50 they could be heard
Il ,b-ouoh th1 house. DR.. Seare stood Dy the
hed.ide b.,l,,iur one Of Mr.. Beecher's hahds
and at $50 he said: Mr.. Beeeher Is 10 i'o'e'
lie isdead.n .bf,
It's difficult to describe the scene a. 'r.S
uoment. Notwithstanding the iaet "ha' "'S
death was looked for, that 1t had Deen 'Ni"V'-
al hourly II seemed to come win such CRUSH
49,, ,or.. that the family we're perfectly pros
,-.,ad ,rith rrief They could not bring 'hem
- % the sad realization that the kindly
,,oics of the husband, father and grandfather
no.. forever bushed in death and that they hal
,,Iv the remembrances Of hl- kind adinCni-
Co. Those nre-eut we're Colonel II. h.
Reecher his wife, his daughters Hattie and
Dsisy and his son Henry Ward Beecher, Miss
Fdth Bercher. " C. Beerher and wife the
Rev. Samuel Scoye an Mrs. ScovilIe. daEgh-
;er of the Rev, Henry Ward Beecher. Miss
Scoyille who has lust came from TIE Paclhc
slope Miss Ballard, the Rev. ;. i. Halliday
and wife. Bella. the Scotch nurse, who has
been with the family many wears anu was an
especial favOrite Of the deceased preacher, the
male nurse RiorIan, 5. V. White, L. A. sea-
comb one of the trustees Of III mouth church,
and MAJOR J. B. Hood.
20 RETURN or CONSCIOUSNESS.
Mrs. Beecher who had borne up 50 bravely
from the first aud who had watched SO CON
stantly at the bedside Of her dying husband,
was utterly broken down, and was supported
by her sou, Harry, as she tOttered from tue
room. She looked As il il would not be long
before she would follow her husband.
The news Of Mr.. Beecher's death spread
quickly 10 all parts Of the CITY. and BrOO>lgu
was soon a citv Of mourning. As a mark Ot
respect to the deceaseds memory tagS on all
the public buildings we're placed az half mast
and Mayor Whitney had the city hall bell
tolled.
Dr. searle has made public the following
statement: "MF. Beecner failed decidedly
after a. IN, His breath was more labOred
and slower, and his pulse gradually grew
weaker. Tue family were aroused about a.
m., and all g,thered around the bedside. 1t
soon became evident however, that no mme-
date dissolution was To be looked for. 1t
stole on him steadily and steaithIly. 1t was
not until $50 that he could be said to be dy-
ing AT Q his pulse became feeble and flick
ering but II remained perceptible at the
wrist until few moments before the breath
ing ceased. This occurred at $50 There
was 10 struggling He brea:hed his last
breath quietly. His remains are IN the care
Of iaithtul and excellent nurses until the ar
rival Of Hopper, the undertaken, who has been
sent for"
THE DIviNE's LAST HoURs.
Dr.. seare said this afternoon in regard to
the distingu shed divine's last hours: MIR
Beecher began 10 fail decidedly at o'clock
this morning His respiration was rapid at
O'Clock and the fomily was summoned.
Death came slowly aud steadily. His respir-
atoms gradually became faster and faster
until they reached sixty a minute-one each
second. His pulse WAS variable and often
reached 40 He still remained in the same
eondition except breathing. His ewes we're
closed and he was entirely unconscious. The
motions OF his right arm became less frequent
and were finally stopped @ir1rSt entirely.
About 9O'ciOck thi~ '..'uing we could
detect the first symptoms ol immediate death
His pulse ran up still higher, fckered and
nuctuated until at 9:,!S two minutes before
mis- death, his pulse ceased almost entirely
Al the wrist II was 50 faint that il could hard
y be detected, and then stopped altogether
There was rattliDg in his throat. painful to
tnose around him, Out unfelt by him owing to
tne failure OF the nerve center of the respira-
tory organs, together with the failure Of the
hearts action. His Death. which came at
S:Sl, was very easv, as painless and pleasant
as death from suifocation or drowning is said
70 be.n
GENERAL SORROW EXPRESSED.
Al meeting 0f the board Of officers Of the
thirteenth regiment Of Brooklyn. Of which
Mr. Bceeher was chaplain, il was determined
70 oner military escort at Mr.. Beecher's
funeral
The aldermen of BROOKLYN held special
leetlng tonight and passed resolutions pro-
sung Tor the drapng Of the city buildings and
tne closing Of the public offices on the day of
tee public funeral, and the municipal council
Oh tne Irish national league met to-night and
unanimously adopted resolutions expressing
regret at Mr.. Beecher's death and OF grateful
remembrance OF his good words ia behalf of
struggling ireland. while the Kings county
uenocratic club passed appropriate reson-
si; Spus; SuI many otner organizations, military,
social and political, have alreadv taken similar
action or have made preparations to do so,
ne following among the kilograms was
rec ivei: INNS was
hNEICrlVE MANSION, WASHINGTON. d. C..
March :, lSS1.- Mrs. Henry Ward Reecber'
Accept my heartfelt sympathy in this hour of
sour bereavement, with the hope that comfort
You know sowen. GROVER CIryss, ,Sn
.n1 Is tne hundreds who sent telegrams
anu letters Of coincidence were Eranais
Nalgnrphy, the temperance advocate: Henry =
Sniig' reorge William Curtis, the Rev Wa.
Ind E novt Of Philadelphia. Henry Irvins
LHen Terry. Reginald Mardon of Bristol Fno'
ns1 Iand, 'Eii Perkins" E. j. Covington. ir IF
wnf. vwnfAgS James D. Smith of Chicago, and
walter :. Hicks Of Chicago. "A'o'